A chance discovery by a Scottish metal detectorist uncovered one of the UK’s largest Viking treasure hoards.

One of only three surviving Byzantine crowns, it depicts a man and two sisters who jointly ruled the empire in the 11th century.

The Galloway Hoard, one of the most significant Viking Age discoveries and archaeological finds from the United Kingdom this ...

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The Viking hoard was buried in around AD 900 and contains extraordinary items, including brooches, bracelets, pendants and ...

Open from from August 29 to January 26 next year, ‘Treasures of the Viking Age: The Galloway Hoard’ will reveal over 100 rare and unique Viking Age objects ever found in Britain or Ireland. Discovered ...

An analysis of a 700-year-old ring reveals a unique reddish-purple sapphire set in 18-karat gold with a lion decoration.

A Viking-age rock crystal jar previously owned by a bishop which was part of a hoard found by a metal detectorist is to go on public display for the first time later this year. The jar is part of the ...

The jar is part of the Galloway Hoard, a collection of objects from Ireland, the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and as far away as Asia. It was buried near Kirkcudbright in Dumfries and Galloway around 900AD, ...

A Viking-age rock crystal jar previously owned by a bishop which was part of a hoard found by a metal detectorist is to go on public display for the first time later this year. The jar is part of the ...

A Viking-age rock crystal jar previously owned by a bishop which was part of a hoard found by a metal detectorist is to go on public display for the first time later this year.

June 20, 2025 at 12:03pm BST A Viking-age rock crystal jar previously owned by a bishop which was part of a hoard found by a metal detectorist is to go on public display for the first time later ...